Although chitin is of the most available biopolymers on Earth its uses and applications are
limited due to its low solubility. The deacetylation of chitin leads to chitosan. This biopolymer …

Amidst the exponentially growing world economy, textile industries are referred to as one of
the largest contributors to the economic growth and also the biggest pollution causing …

The effective use of the sorption properties of different clays as sorbents for the removal of
dyes from wastewater has currently received much attention because of the eco-friendly …

Adsorption techniques offer unique advantages owing to the use of synthetic (eg, nanosized
metal oxides and polymer-functionalized nanocomposites) and natural (eg, clay and …

The intensification of industrial activities significantly increases the distribution of toxic
substances and other non-biodegradable pollutants from industrial wastewater to the …

Water pollution by toxic organic dyes is one of the most critical health and environmental
problems worldwide. By means of molecular dynamics method, the present work aims to …

This review discusses the recent trends in the research over the last 30 years to use clay
minerals in natural and modified forms for removing different toxic organic/inorganic …

Industries and anthropogenic activities around us engender our natural resources with their
noxious discharge, untreated waste water or sludge containing variety of heavy metals …

Clay minerals and their modified derivatives have composed a large family of adsorbents
which can be used for the adsorption of most of the chemical contaminants from aqueous …

A composite of Typha latifolia activated carbon (TLAC)(a novel, low cost absorbent) and
chitosan (TLAC/Chitosan composite) was prepared. The composite was characterised using …